cancre
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ̃kʁ/
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Noun
cancre m (plural cancres)
- blockhead, dunce, dolt
- (dated) crayfish
- Synonym: écrevisse
- (obsolete) pauper
Further reading
- “cancre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.